Paul Warwick
Position/Status
Lecturer - Primary Science, ICT and Professional Studies
E-mail Address
ptw21@cam.ac.uk
Phone
01223 767544
Qualifications
BEd (Hons), BSc, MEd
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Association for Science Education
- British Educational Research Association
- European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction
- Member of Reflective Teaching Editorial Board (Chair: Professor Andrew Pollard): Reflective Teaching
Profile
Paul is engaged in a range of research and teaching activities in the Faculty that link directly with his interests in primary science education, the uses of ICT in teaching and learning, and the professional development of trainee and beginning teachers. His research interests have centred around young pupils' developing understanding of the scientific approach to enquiry and the ways in which ICT might help to facilitate classroom learning. He has an interest in classroom assessment practices and the development of teachers as reflective practitioners.
Paul is a member of Early Years / Primary Masters PG science, ICT and professional studies teams. He is a Section 1 (assignments) examiner and has responsibility for managing the use of the CamTools learning platform on the EY/PR PG course. From 2004-2008 he was external examiner of the BA and PGCE courses at Chester University.
As a member of the editorial board of Reflective Teaching, Paul is responsible for updating and revising both the Reflective Teaching books (Continuum) and the RTwebsite.
Academic Area/Links
- Science for the 3-13 age range
- General professional studies, with a key focus on effective teaching and learning
- ICT in teaching and learning
- Sociocultural theory and application in educational settings
Research Topics
- Procedural aspects of science
- The use of writing frames in science
- Pedagogy and science
- ICT and pedagogy
- Dialogue and collaborationin pupil groups
- Assessment
Current Research Projects
- Dialogic teaching and Interactive Whiteboards (with Sara Hennessy)
- Interactive Whiteboards and collaborative pupil learning in primary science (ESRC funded, with Neil Mercer, Ruth Kershner and Judith Kleine Staarman - see IWBs and Collaboration)
- Trainee teacher assessment values and practice (with Jane Warwick and Mark Winterbottom)
Course Involvement
Undergraduate; Primary Postgraduate Masters; Masters
Publications from January 2008
Warwick, P. & Kershner, R. (2008) Primary teachers' understanding of the interactive whiteboard as a tool for children's collaborative learning and knowledge-building. Learning, Media and Technology, Vol. 33, No. 4, 269–287
Sparks Linfield, R., Warwick, P. & Parker, C. (2008) 'I'm putting crosses for the letters I don't know': assessment in the early years, in D. Whitebread & P. Coltman (eds) Teaching and Learning in the Early Years: 3rd. Edition. London: Routledge
Pollard, A., Anderson, J., Maddock, M., Swaffield, S., Warin, J. & Warwick, P. (2008) Reflective Teaching: 3rd. Edition. London: Continuum
In Press, Submitted and in Preparation
Warwick, P., Mercer, N., Kershner, R. and Kleine Staarman, J. - The vicarious presence of the teacher in pupil's learning of science in collaborative group activity at the interactive whiteboard (Submitted to 'Computers and Education')
Hennessy, S., Warwick, P. & Mercer, N. - A dialogic inquiry approach to working with teachers in developing classroom dialogue. Accepted for publication by Teachers College Record
Mercer, N., Hennessy, S. & Warwick, P. - Using interactive whiteboards to orchestrate classroom dialogue. Submitted to Technology, Pedagogy and Education
Mercer, N., Warwick, P., Kershner, R. and Kleine Staarman, J. - Can the Interactive Whiteboard help to provide 'dialogic space' for children's collaborative activity? Submitted to Language and Learning
Warwick, P., Hennessy, S. and Mercer, N. - Evolving a dialogic pedagogy incorporating IWB use in the primary school. (In preparation)
Warwick, P., Winterbottom R. and Warwick J. – Assessment for Learning: trainee teacher's evolving values and practices. (In preparation)
Warwick, J., Warwick, P. and Hopper, B. – A male only support group in Early Year and primary initial teacher education: moving them beyond the 'freak show'. (In preparation)
Conference Presentations and Contributions from January 2008
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AERA April 2008 |
AERA annual meeting - Research on schools, neighborhoods, and communities: toward civic responsibility New York (with Sara Hennessy and Neil Mercer – presented by Sara Hennessy) Exploiting interactive digital technology to enhance dialogic classroom interaction |
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CamEra April 2008 |
Faculty of Education, Cambridge (with Sara Hennessy) Exploiting interactive digital technology to enhance dialogic classroom interaction |
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Conference for Curriculum Developers June 2008 Keynote Supported by the University of Cambridge Examinations Syndicate & the Education Department of South Africa |
Southern Africa curriculum developers' conference Cape Town, SA (with Jane Warwick) 'Assessment for Learning' in the classroom: |
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ISCAR September 2008 |
Ecologies of Diversities: The developmental and historical inter-articulation of human mediational forms University of San Diego (with Judith Kleine Staarman, Neil Mercer and Ruth Kershner – presented by Judith Kleine Staarman) Interactive whiteboards and collaborative pupil learning in primary science |
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Exploring Talk October 2008 |
Faculty of Education, Cambridge (with Sara Hennessy, Judith Kleine Staarman, Neil Mercer and Ruth Kershner) How can teachers orchestrate classroom talk to support learning with digital technology? |
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BETT January 2009 |
Seminar for Smart Technologies London (with Sara Hennessy) Exploiting the interactive whiteboard to support learning through classroom dialogue and group work |
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Conference for Curriculum Developers and Educators March 2009 Keynote Supported by the University of Cambridge Examinations Syndicate & the Botswana Examination Council |
Curriculum conference for Southern African educators Gabarone, Botswana (with Jane Warwick) Considering 'Assessment for Learning' in primary and secondary classrooms |
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CAL March 2009 |
Learning in Digital Worlds Brighton (with Sara Hennessy) Using interactive whiteboards to orchestrate classroom dialogue |
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IASSEE June 2009 Keynote |
Learning Worlds – innovations and research in social, scientific and environmental education St. Patrick's College, Dublin Collaborative group work in science: does the interactive whiteboard have a role? |
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RITWIT June 2009 |
Moller Centre, Cambridge (with Neil Mercer and Ruth Kershner) Interactive whiteboards and collaborative pupil learning in primary science |
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EARLI August 2009 |
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (with Neil Mercer and Ruth Kershner) Interactive whiteboards and collaborative pupil learning in primary science Symposium Chair: Understanding, promoting and evaluating dialogue in the classroom |